Part 92

yes,O Messenger of All ah . he sai d: "keep silent" "Nothing, by

All ah, except that you told us the fi rst pa rt of the supplication.

then th is Bedou in ca mc and kept you busy." I-Ie said, " Yes, the

supp li ca ti on of DlulII-Nooll when he was in the be lly of the

fi sh: ( "None has the right to be worshipped but You. Glorified

be You! Tnily, I ha ve been of the wrongdoe rs." ) (SoO/-ct/111/-

Al1b~J""a ' 2 1:87). No Mu slim ever suppl icat es to his Lord wilh

these wOlds for an ythi ng, bu t Hc will answcr his praye r. (SO)

(50) This is an authentic Iwc/eefll narrated b~ Imam A~mad (~~~5). At-Timl;-

dh; (3505) and An-Nasa'; in 'AI-Kubra (61168, No. 104 w

Allah, Most High, says, ( And, verily, Yoonus was one of the

Messe ngers ) (Soorah As-SafJot 37: 139). A\l ah, Most High,

ment ioned him as being among the Noble Prophets in Soorah

An-Nisa' and Soorah AI-A nbiya ' - may the choi cest prayers

and blessings from Allah be upon them all.

Imam Ahmad narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah ~ that

he said: The Messenger of All ah ~ said, "No slave should say

that I am better than Yoonus, son of Matta." (5 1)

AI-Bukhari narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah ~ that

he report ed from the Prophel <!'l lhat he said, "No slave should

say that I am better th an Yoonus, son of Matta." (.S2)

(5 1) Narralcd by Imam Ahmad (3695) and AI-Bukhari (4603).

(52) Narrated by Al-Bukhari (34 16).